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Maple School students 'Bake for Good' in Family and Consumer Science class

Posted January 27, 2022 6:00 am

Submitted by Northbrook/Glenview District 30

Students in Jennifer Schmidt's Family and Consumer Science class made bread from scratch, an activity inspired by Bake for Good - a free outreach program for students in grades 4 through 12 with three goals: Learn, bake and share. Courtesy of District 30

"Remember while kneading the dough, you fold, push, and then turn," said Maple School's Family and Consumer Science teacher Jennifer Schmidt.

Students were creating loaves of bread from scratch and preparing them for baking, an activity inspired by Bake for Good.

Bake for Good is King Arthur Baking Company's free outreach program for students in grades 4 through 12. The program has three goals: Learn, bake, share, according the King Arthur Co. website.

Students learn the math and science of making bread from scratch. With supplies from King Arthur, they bake the bread recipe at home or together in school. The recipe makes two loaves, one to keep and one to share with someone in need or as an act of kindness.

The Maple School students will donate their extra loaves to friends and family. Because of COVID-19 mitigations, the class is unable to donate the bread to the Northfield Township Food Pantry, which was the original plan.

Special guest helpers were Principal Sam Kurtz and Assistant Principal Betty Holzkopf, who donned aprons and made their own loaves of bread.

To learn more about Bake for Good, visit kingarthurbaking.com/about/bakeforgood.

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